Garment



E, C. DUFF March 22, 1932.

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1\T;Y.,'A CORPORATION. OF NEW YORK GARMENT Application Vfiled November 14, 1930. Serial 110.4955'551.

This invention relates to an article of wearing apparel which may be designated a com-s bined combination or foundation garment and slip. The combination may comprise ,5 the usual girdle portion having both elastic and inelastic sections and a brassiere portion above the girdle. To this the invention contemplates integrally unitinga slip member which extends over substantially the entire combination and terminates at a point considerably beneath the lower end of the girdle. The slip is united to the foundation garment at various points by suitable lines ofstitching.

' A primary object of the invention has been to produce a combined garment of the type specified which may be easily handled and applicd'to the body :as a single article of apparel and which when applied will have the girdle portion properly fitted-to the body and the slip portion properly draped over the foundation garment in the manner of a separately applied slip member. In bringing about thislatter condition it has been an im portantt consideration to provide for the v 2 proper degree of elasticity at various portions of the slip to allow for the yield ofthe elastic portions of the girdle. Thishas been brought about'through the proper selectionfof material 'and through the arrangement of the ma- 3 terial in the garment, s

Other objects and advantages of the in:- vention will'appear from the detailed description of one-illustrative embodiment of the same which will now be given in conjunc- 7 tion with the accompanying drawings in which o Figure l is a front view of the garment showing its applicationto the body of the I, 7 ment along one side of the wearer; At the wearer; 7 p

F igure 2 isa sectional view'through the garment-taken alongthe line 22' of Figureu1;

Figure 3 is a view of the back of the-garment, with a portion of the same cut away; and

' igure-4 is mer t stretched out substantially flat. Referring now to the drawings the garment may comprise-the three primary ele- 0 mentsof-a brassiere 10,-a girdle l1 and a slip provided across the inelastic sections.

view of the inside of the gar-f 12. The latter, it will be understood, is on the outside of the foundation garment, being coextensive therewith, and extends to .a considerable distance below the girdle.

The girdle may be ofany suit-able construction and in the form illustrated maybe com: prisedof a series of main sections13, 14, 15,

16, 17, 18, 19 (and 20. Sections 17 and 19 are 7 preferably formed of some suitable elastic webbing or'similar material so as to permit yieldinglof the girdle around the sides or the wearer while the remaining sectiollS may be formed A of inelastic and unyielding woven material ofsuita-ble weight and texture, To provide somewhat greater flexibility of the girdle around the hips a pair ofelastic inserts 21. and 22 maybe providedat the front of the girdle, Toward the topof the front of the girdle two additional inserts 23 and 24 may also be provided These are preferably formed of some knitted material so asto permit a certain amount of stretchingat the front of the garment directly beneath the brassiere. The severalmain sections of the girdle are secured together to form a continuous member'b'y means of suitable lines. of stitching 25, 2,6, 27, 28, 29, 30 and31. Eachof the seams between the sections is preferably reinforced by means of strips of binding tapeheld by the stitching to the inner side of the garment. Similar tape and stitching at'32 and 33 serves to join the inserts 21 and 22 to the sections 13 and 15 while taped and stitched seams 34 and 35 serve to unite the inserts 23 and '24 to the section'l l. The opposite ends of the garment are provided withreinforcing tapes 36 and i 37 which carry a plurality of hooks 38 and eyes 39,- respectively, for fastening the garbottom of the girdle a tape 40 is preferably The brassiere portion of the combination may conveniently comprise a SGIlGSOZfSfiQhlODS 41, 4:2, 43, 44 and 45, which may be joined to the girdle portion by means of'lines of stitching 46,47, 48, 49 and .50. The sea-ms 48, 49 1a-nd50 are preferably reinforced by the use of suitable tape but the seams 46 and 4.7 at the front-of thegarment are preferably formed without the use of tape. The ends of the brassiere are bound and stitched by a continuation of the tapes 36 and 37 and the upper edge may be similarly reinforced by a tape 51. Shoulder straps 52 and 53 formed largely of inelastic ribbon but preferably having an elastic section near one end may be attached to the brassiere in any suitable way as by means of buttons 54.

Garter attachments '55 may be secured at suitable points to the lower edge of the girdle. A crotch strap 56 formed preferably of knitted material so as to permit a slight amount of stretching may be attached in the usual way, as by stitching, to the bottom of the rear section 18 of the girdle and suitable fastening devices 57 may be provided for detachably connecting the strap to the bottom of the front section 14 of the girdle.

The construction thus far explained constitutes simply the combination or foundation garment portion of the combined unit. While a particularly suitable form of construction has been disclosed it will be understood that other forms of combination might be employed in lieu thereof.

Now the slip portion of the combined unit is preferably formed of some knit material produced from rayon or the like so as to permit it to stretch and yield whenever conditions require it. The slip may advantageously be formed of a series of separate sections of material which may be joined together and attached to the combination by means of some of-the same lines of stitching that serve to join the sections of the girdle and brassiere. However, it is undesirable to form the slip of as many different sections as the foundation garment and it is undesirable to attach the slip to the combination along all of the seams of the latter. The elastic webbing of which certain sections of the girdle are formed will have a considerably greater degree of elasticity than the knit material of the slip. Naturally if the webbing and slip material were stitched together at both ends and both were of equal length, the stretching of the webbing would be unduly restricted. To partially offset this objection the knit material in forming the slip is placed on the bias particularly at those points where a high degree of yield is desirable. By this expedient coupled with the arrangement of the sections of the slip in such a way as to leave them free over an area coextensive with both an elastic and an inelastic section of the girdle, the ability of the slip to stretchover these sectionsis made substantially equivalent to the stretchability of the corresponding sections of the girdle. The knit material arranged on the bias is capable of stretching to only about one-half the extent of a corresponding section of elastic webbing but since theinelastic portion of the girdle is hardly stretched at all the joint stretching of the two girdle materials is no greater than that of the slip.

A back section 58 of the slip (Figure 3) is superimposed over the sections 18 and 44 of the girdle and brassiere, respectively, and it is secured to the garment by the same lines of stitching 29 and 30. Another section 59 of the slip coincides with the sections 19 and 20 of the girdle and section 50 of the brassiere- It is attached to the garment by the linesof stitching at 30,39 and 50 but it is left free of the garment along the seam 31. By placing the knit material of which the slip is formed on the bias with respect to the lines of stitching 30 and 39 this section is capable of stretching to about the same extent as the combined sections 19 and 20 beneath it so that the normal yielding of the girdle is not interfered with. In a similar way a section 60 of the slip is placed over the sections 16, 17 and 43 of the foundation garment and is attached to the latter along the lines 27, 29

and 48 but not along the line 28.

At the front of the garment (Figure 1 there is provided a section 61 of the slip whic coincides with the sections 15 and 22 and is attached to the combination along the lines 26 and 27; it is not, however, attached along the seam 33 so that proper freedom of action of the elastic webbing 22 is not interfered with. A similar section 62 of the slip is placed above the sections 13 and 21 and is attached to the combination along the lines 25 and 36 but not along the seam 32. Other sections 63, 64, 65, 66 and 67 of the knit material forming the slip are placed coincident with the sections 14, 23, 24, 41 and 42, respectively, of the girdle and brassiere and are attached thereto by the lines of stitching 25, 26, 34, 35, 46, 47 and 51 as well as extensions of the lines 27 and 36.

As best shown in Figure 1 the section 61 of the slip is fastened by the stitching 26 only down to the point 68. From this point and from a similar point near the bottom of the seam .28 the lower portion 69 of this section of the slip is permitted to hang freely to form a part of the skirt. This arrangement not only allows for greater freedom of the elastic webbing 22 but causes the skirt portion of the slip to hang more freely. The same sort of construction is preferably pro vided for the section 62 which is attached by the seam 25 only down to the point 70 and by the seam 36 down to a corresponding point so that the skirt portion 71 may hang freely below this point. Similarly the rear skirt portions 72 and 73, which are extensions of the sections 59 and 60, are preferably permitted to hang freely from the points 74 and 75, respectively, below which they are not attached to the girdle by the seams 30 and 29 nor by the seams 39 and 27. The skirt portion 76 at the back of the slip is an extension of the section 58 and hangs freely from a pointslightly above the bottom of the girdle.- From the foregoing, it will be seen that a garment is provided in which a combination girdle and brassiere is combined witha slip in such a way that the unit as a whole may bereadily gotten into and fastened upon the bodyby simply connecting the hooks and eyes 38' and 39at theside and attaching the strap 56 by the snap devices 57 or the like.-

Each portion of the combined garment, furthermore, is free to function in its intended way and is not hampered by the presence or mode of attachment of the other members of the unit. a

While an admirable form of embodiment of the invention has been setforth in considerable detailin the foregoing, it is to be under-o stood that numerous changes may be made in the details of construction and the arrangement of the parts without departing from the real scope and spirit of the invention. The

terms employed herein are to be considered as terms of description and not of limitation and the invention is not-to be regarded as I limited other than by the claims which follow What I claim is:

elasticsections of the girdle being arranged on the bias.

5. A garment comprising a girdle havinga,

plurality of elastic and inelastic sections stitched together and adapted to closely con-.

form to the figure of the wearer, a'brassiere formed insections stitched together and permanently attached to said'girdle, and a slip formed of stretchable material superimposed over said girdle and brassiere and permanent-- ly attached thereto by the stitching betweenthe sections of the brassiere and only a portion of the stitchingbetween sections of the girdle, said slip having portions hanging freely below said girdle from points along the lines of stitching slightly above the bottom of the girdle.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification this, 11th day of November, 1930.

1 vEVVEN C. DUFF.

- 1. A garment comprising a girdle having a plurality of elastic and inelastic sections i stitched together, and aslip superimposed over s'aid'girdle and permanently attached thereto by only'a portion of the stitching between said sections so that a free portion of] the slip coincides with adjacent elastic and inelastic sections of the girdle.

2. A garment comprising a girdle having a plurality of elastic and inelastic sections stitched together, and a slip formed of stretchable material arranged on the bias superimposed over saidgirdle and permae nently attached theretoby only a portion of the stitching between said sections so that: a tree portion of the slip coincides with adjacent elastic and inelastic sections of the sections ofthe brassiere and only a portion of the stitching between sections of the girdle;

a. A garment comprising a girdle having a plurality of elastic and inelastic sections stitched together, a brassiere formed in sections stitched together and permanently attached to said girdle, and aslip formed of stretchable material superimposed over said girdle and .brassiere and permanently attached thereto by the stitching between the sections of the brassiere and only a portion of the stitching between sections of the girdle, those portions of the slip coincident with the 

